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When your waste operation does not need a permit but you may need to register.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
How to check if your waste is international catering waste (ICW) and how to store, transport and dispose of it.
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Frameworks which explain how to achieve end of waste status for certain waste derived materials.
List of exemptions for using waste, for example as building material, fuel or fertiliser. You must comply with the specific rules of each exemption.
How to choose a waste recovery or disposal method and assess its risks when applying for or changing your bespoke environmental permit.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
This guidance is for any business or public body which generates, handles or treats waste.
Environment Agency data for waste accepted and removed from sites with environmental permits for waste management activities.
The cross-departmental plan to maximise resources and minimise waste in England.
NDA's waste management strategy aims to protect people and the environment.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
This document sets out the government's detailed waste planning policies.
Publication serving as a compendium of key statistics on waste and resource.
Nuclear Waste Services brings together the UK’s leading nuclear waste management capabilities Nuclear Waste Services works with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority .
Form for a duty of care waste transfer note for moving waste.
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